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Mathews Co. house fire. A 68-year-old woman died in a house fire in Mathews County early Friday morning, officials said. Firefighters responded to the blaze in the 11300 block of Buckley Hall Road about 1 a.m., according to a Mathews County Sheriff's Office news release. Crews arrived in less than five minutes, and the fire was under control within 12 minutes, officials said. Inside the home was the body of the homeowner and was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said.

Mathews Co. house fire. A 68-year-old woman died in a house fire in Mathews County early Friday morning, officials said. Firefighters responded to the blaze in the 11300 block of Buckley Hall Road about 1 a.m., according to a Mathews County Sheriff's Office news release. Crews arrived in less than five minutes, and the fire was under control within 12 minutes, officials said. Inside the home was the body of the homeowner and was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said. (Joe Fudge / Daily Press)

Mathews Co. house fire. A 68-year-old woman died in a house fire in Mathews County early Friday morning, officials said. Firefighters responded to the blaze in the 11300 block of Buckley Hall Road about 1 a.m., according to a Mathews County Sheriff's Office news release. Crews arrived in less than five minutes, and the fire was under control within 12 minutes, officials said. Inside the home was the body of the homeowner and was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said.

Mathews Co. house fire. A 68-year-old woman died in a house fire in Mathews County early Friday morning, officials said. Firefighters responded to the blaze in the 11300 block of Buckley Hall Road about 1 a.m., according to a Mathews County Sheriff's Office news release. Crews arrived in less than five minutes, and the fire was under control within 12 minutes, officials said. Inside the home was the body of the homeowner and was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said. (Joe Fudge / Daily Press)

A 68-year-old woman died in a house fire in Mathews County early Friday morning, officials said. Firefighters responded to the blaze in the 11300 block of Buckley Hall Road about 1 a.m., according to a Mathews County Sheriff's Office news release.